What has happened in recent weeks in Afghanistan has worldwide repercussions. The rout of US and British imperialism represents a historic humiliation and a turning-point, highlighting the paradox of our times: the deepening crisis of the ruling class on the one hand, and the desperate lack of a coherent socialist alternative. A twenty-year war costing billions of dollars, the … [Read more...]
Covid-19 and the Environmental Crisis
By Ed Bober This pandemic is an early warning of what the climate crisis will bring to humanity: a greatly reduced inability to travel, scarcity including the risk of starvation, the collapse and overwhelming of services to protect the population. All politicians will face new levels of criticism and scrutiny by the mass of the people. In terms of political responses, there are some … [Read more...]
What is WIN?
The Workers’ International Network emerged out of an online socialist discussion list. This was a broad forum for the free exchange of ideas between socialists of a range of affiliations and of none, which Roger Silverman set up together with some co-thinkers in various countries (mostly but not exclusively former CWI members) in 2006. WIN’s ideas had been germinating over several years of … [Read more...]
The Future International
This article has its origin in an online socialist discussion list. It does not claim to represent the views of all participants on the list, which is a broad forum for the exchange of ideas between unaffiliated socialists and individual members of existing socialist groups. It is offered as a basis for discussion by the organisers of the list, known as the Workers’ International Network. Note. … [Read more...]
Preparing for Revolution
Preparing for Revolution: A discussion document Note: This document should be read after The New International which accompanies it and was an update written in March 2012. PREPARING FOR REVOLUTION A DISCUSSION DOCUMENT INTRODUCTION The world today stands on the brink of catastrophe: a “perfect storm” that threatens to tear society apart and call into question the survival of … [Read more...]